Breaking News and Commentary From CLG

Published June 22, 2013

Breaking News and Commentary from CLG

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

for the use of drones. The FBI director's words come amid a simmering national debate in recent months about what limits should be placed on the government in its law enforcement and anti-terrorism activities. Mega barf alert: Obama nominates former …
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What Cop T-Shirts Tell Us About Police Culture

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

Latinos in the area had been reporting increasing incidence of police abuse, and the priest was trying to capture one such incident on camera. Instead, he was arrested. The charges were dropped … In 2012, Florida Circuit Judge Joseph Will called …
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Foundation for a Drug-Free South Celebrates Juneteenth

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

Nashville, TN, June 22, 2013 –(PR.com)– According to juneteenth.com, the Juneteenth celebrations date back to 1865, and it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war …
Read more on Watch List News (press release)

Prohibition's devastation is about more than just Marijuana

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

But what about the other drugs? My colleagues and I at the Drug Policy Alliance are committed to ensuring the decriminalization of all drug use becomes a political priority. Criminalization is not only failing to effectively control drug use, it's a …
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